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In the 45 weeks since 2018 began, 43 officers have been fatally shot in the line of duty

Posted: 4:02 PM, Nov 08, 2018

Updated:2018-11-09 09:53:12-05

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<p>Sgt. Ron Helus had been set to retire in the next year from the Ventura County, California Sheriff's Office when, responding late Wednesday to a call of a shooting, he entered the Borderline Bar & Grill.</p>

In the 45 weeks since the year began, 43 law enforcement officers across the US have been shot and killed in the line of duty, including a sheriff's deputy responding to a mass shooting at a bar in California this week.

November 8
Ventura County (California) Sheriff's Deputy Ron Helus

Sheriff's deputy Helus, who was set to retire, was among about a dozen people killed when a gunman opened fire at the Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks. Helus was shot multiple times as he entered the bar with a California Highway Patrol officer.

Deputy Turner succumbed injuries she received on October 3. She was among seven officers shot
while serving a warrant Deputy Turner was one of seven officers who was shot while serving a warrant at a residence. Sgt. Terrence Carraway (listed below) died earlier.

October 20
Gwinnett County (Georgia) Police Officer Antwan Toney

Officer Antwan Toney, who had just turned 30, was responding with another officer to a call of possible marijuana use. Toney was shot at from inside the suspect vehicle
as soon as he approached the car in a parking lot at a middle school. He was hit one time. The other officer, returned fire and dragged Toney away, and he died at a hospital.

October 3
Florence (South Carolina) Police Sgt. Terrence Carraway

Sgt. Carraway was heading home for the day when he received a call for urgent backup. Law enforcement officers were taking fire from a man inside a house. He was shot and killed during a two-hour standoff
when deputies tried to execute a search warrant. Six other law enforcement officers and a 20-year-old who was in the home also were shot.

July 28
Fort Myers (Florida) Police Officer Adam Jobbers-Miller

July 25
Milwaukee Police Officer Michael Michalski​​​​​​​

The 17-year veteran was killed while he and other officers were trying to arrest a suspect, who was wanted on drug and gun charges, police said. When officers entered the home, the suspect fired multiple times at officers
, the police chief said.

July 25
Arizona State Trooper Tyler Edenhofer​​​​​​​

A person who was fighting with police along Interstate 10 near Phoenix took an officer's gun and shot two Arizona state troopers. Trooper Tyler Edenhofer -- an officer who was in training
-- was killed.

Officer Kaliloa was fatally shot during a traffic stop of a wanted man, who opened fire. He was the first fatality from the state of Hawaii this year.

July 15

Weymouth (Massachusetts) Police Officer Michael Chesna​​​​​​​

Chesna approached a suspect vandalizing a home, after the suspect crashed a vehicle and ran. When approached, he struck Chesna in the head with a rock, then stole Officer Chesna's gun and fired
, officials said. A stray bullet also struck and killed a woman in a nearby home.

Gentry was dispatched to a home regarding an animal abuse case when he was confronted by the suspect, who lived next door. The suspect then opened fire
.

May 4
Terra Haute (Indiana) Police Officer Rob Pitts

Pitts, a veteran of Terre Haute police department, was shot and killed
as he responded to a call at an apartment complex on May 4.

April 27
Nogales (Arizona) Police Officer Jesus Cordova

Cordova was killed after trying to pull over a carjacking suspect
. The suspect got out of the car and opened fire. It was the first time since 1888 a Nogales Police officer was shot and killed in the line of duty.

April 25

Somerset County (Maine) police Cpl. Eugene Cole

Cole was shot and killed by a man who then drove off in his squad car
. Cole, 62, was a father and an "outstanding" officer, Somerset County Sheriff Dale Lancaster said.

Dallas Police Officer Rogelio Santander

Santander died a day after he and a colleague were shot at a Home Depot.
The suspected gunman was captured after a car chase. Santander, 27, was a three-year police veteran.

March 2
Boone County (Indiana) Deputy Sheriff Jacob Pickett

Pickett was shot and killed as he and other deputies were assisting Lebanon police officers in a pursuit.

February 20
Mobile (Alabama) Police Officer Justin Billa​​​​​​​

Billa was killed as he and others responded to a call of a woman found dead in a residential area. Billa was fatally shot as he tried to speak with the ex-husband of the victim. The man then killed himself.

February 13
Chicago (Illinois) Police Commander Paul Bauer

Bauer, 53, was killed February 13
while responding to a call in downtown Chicago. He went after a suspect who had an altercation with other officers and escaped. Bauer, a 31-year veteran, encountered that individual and was shot several times.

The two were fatally shot February 10
as they responded to a 911 hangup call involving potential domestic abuse. Joering, 39, and Morelli, 54, were shot as they entered an apartment in Westerville, north of Columbus.

February 9
Locust Grove (Georgia) Police Officer Chase Maddox

Maddox, 26, was killed
when he tried to assist two Henry County Sheriff's deputies in arresting a man wanted on a warrant for failure to appear in court. The shooting occurred in Locust Grove, a small town about 35 miles south of Atlanta. The suspect was killed.

February 7
Richardson (Texas) Police Officer David Sherrard

Sherrard, 37, was shot and killed when he responded
with other officers to a shots fired call at an apartment complex in Richardson. When officers entered an apartment, a man began firing on the officers.

February 5
El Paso County (Colorado) Sheriff's Deputy Micah Flick

Flick was marking his 11th anniversary as a sheriff's deputy with El Paso County when he and some colleagues were looking into a report of a vehicle theft on February 5. Flick, 34, was shot and killed
-- and three other law enforcement officers were shot and injured -- during a struggle with a suspect in Colorado Springs. The suspect died, police said.

January 24
Adams County (Colorado) Sheriff's Deputy Heath Gumm

Gumm and other deputies were chasing a man while investigating a report of an assault in Thornton, a city near Denver. When the deputies followed the man behind a home, the man pulled out a handgun and fired, hitting Gumm in the chest
.

January 24
Detroit (Michigan) Police Officer Glenn Doss Jr.

Doss, 25, was shot in the head
as he got out of his patrol car to respond to a domestic violence call. He died four days later.

January 18
Deputy US Marshal Christopher Hill in Pennsylvania

Hill, 45, was shot and killed
in Harrisburg during an attempt to serve an arrest warrant. As officers tried to apprehend a woman who was wanted for making terroristic threats, a man inside opened fire. Hill and two other officers were struck. One of the officers shot and killed the shooter.

January 17
York County (South Carolina) Sheriff's Detective Michael Doty

Doty, 37, died
of gunshot wounds he received a day earlier during the search for a man who shot a York County Sheriff's canine handler. The handler was ambushed by the man, who was accused of attacking his wife. A SWAT team that included Doty responded to the incident, and the suspect shot the detective.

McCartney, 34, was shot and killed as he chased
two burglary suspects after responding to a home invasion call in Frederickson. One of the suspects was found dead at the scene, and the other was apprehended later.